Addison is an incorporated town[Note 1] in Dallas County, Texas, United States.

[8] The future town site was settled as early as 1846 when Preston Witt built a house near White Rock Creek.

[8] In 1880, settler Sidney Smith Noell purchased a large tract of land south of what is now Belt Line Road.

[8] After World War II, residents grew concerned that the nearby cities of Dallas, Carrollton, or Farmers Branch might annex the community, so they petitioned the county to allow an election for incorporation.

Overton, a 28-year-old businessman from Dallas, purchased a large farm north of the Cotton Belt depot, and in January 1956, he announced that the site would be redeveloped as an airport focused on business aircraft.

[12] After obtaining final approval from the city, Addison Airport had its formal groundbreaking ceremony on March 16, 1957,[13] and its grand opening took place on October 18 of that year.

[15] In 1961, an investment group including Overton, John D. Murchison (son of oil magnate Clint Murchison Sr.), and Dallas-area developer Trammell Crow opened a 73-acre (30 ha) industrial park in the triangular area formed by the Cotton Belt, Dooley Road, and the main Addison Airport runway.

[citation needed] The Addison Airport Toll Tunnel, a three-year, $26.8 million project to relieve traffic on Belt Line Road, was completed in February 1999, restoring the continuity of Keller Springs Road 42 years after it was severed by the construction of Addison Airport.

[19] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), all land.

Addison contains 22 hotels (with a combined total of over 3,000 rooms) and over two million square feet of office space.

[31] The Dallas Independent School District operates the Alfred J. Loos Athletic Complex in Addison.

[32] The Addison Athletic Club is a 52,000-ft2 residents-only facility that features indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a gymnasium, fitness equipment, and racquetball courts.

The Addison Improv Comedy Club hosts regular weekly shows with well-known headliners.

[45][46] In fall 2008 boundary changes rezoned the Frank-zoned section of Addison from W. T. White and Walker to Hillcrest and Franklin.

[50] As a result,[51] boundary changes during that year involve Bush taking attendance zone territory from Tom C. Gooch,[52] Frank,[53] and Junkins elementary schools.

[63][64] The Town of Addison asked Dallas ISD to build Bush with environmentally sensitive materials.

[73] The first mayor of Addison was M. W. Morris, and the aldermen were Guy Dennis, Robert W. Wood, J. E. Julian Jr., Dr. H. T. Nesbit, and Seldon Knowles.